Odetta and I thought it was about time for a new swap again! This time I got to set the theme and I chose "your favourite film/book on a tag". Well, I had no idea what I got myself into! For there are so many films and books I love! And I didn't think it would be very original to go for "Pride and Prejudice" again! Gosh, there have been quite some majestic films, how about "Shadowlands", "The Remains of the Day" and "Legends of the Fall", I enjoyed watching this last film again last week! But the moment I found a blue sticky heart in my craft room I immediately knew which film it was going to be, "Titanic"! I wanted the tag to evolve around this blue piece of jewelry, it plays such a significant part in the film. And after all, it is a truly magnificent story, isn't it? So I placed the heart as a kind of anchor to the ship. It was very difficult to photograph the 3D effect of the ship's bow. Around the heart I added lots of sticky pearls and added even more bling to emphasize the grandeur of this huge ship:

You girls stick around a bit longer now, because you really have to see the scrummy tag that Odetta made me, oh, doesn't this make you LONG for chocolate? Or for Johnny Depp for that matter, LOL! It goes without saying that the film Odetta chose is called "Chocolat". Check out the flower centre, yes, you're looking at a tiny chocolate cake here ;-) Thanks for another wonderful swap Odetta, already looking forward to the next one ;-)

If you are a regular visitor to my blog, you know that I´m a real shoe addict.

A nice couple of shoes and books always make my head turn! So I couldn´t resist making this Victorian boot for a friend of mine who´s celebrating her birthday in a couple of days. With a heel, because yes, it´ll make you look taller, especially when you´re quite small, like me, lol! And instead of shoelaces I of course went with some flowers, flowers being another addiction of mine. This is the best blog weather ever, we´ve even had hail just now! Would you believe it! Enjoy your evening girls and thanks for barging in, always enjoying your company!

Although the sun was shining already this morning, it was still too cold so I crept into my hobby den and made these two cards, one is for my sister, who will be celebrating her birthday tomorrow, the other for a dear blog buddy of mine who has to undergo surgery. And in the afternoon I really enjoyed the sun outdoors, oh, we really needed that, didn't we? I was able to finish my book and I've got the next one ready, Dan Brown's "Inferno", can't wait! Picked a couple of lilac branches and put them in a vase, they look absolutely wonderful on the garden table and smell even better! And what kept you girls busy today? Tomorrow we have another day off, isn't that a gift?

Today is Mother's Day. Always a special day for every mother, although it should be Mother's Day every day, of course (even though I don't have any kids). Unfortunately my mother passed away several years ago and so I cannot spoil her anymore, but that doesn't mean I'm not thinking about her. I wanted to symbolically give my mom some flowers and so I made her this French flower cart, filled with all kinds of flowers, exactly how she liked them. Every single piece is made with dies, I'll sum up which ones I used below. I made the base of the cart with Spellbinders Nestabilities Timeless Rectangles. Maybe you´d like to get yourself a lovely gift today, how about some new dies? Apart from a huge collection of a.o. Memory Box dies Teresa of My Crafty Heartalso has some beautiful new dies of Impression Obsession!You all have a lovely day, try and turn it into something really special!

It has been over a week since I last posted something on my blog, I've been too busy with mainly work. But for dear friends I'm more than happy to make time! I made this flower star as I call it for a very dear friend of mine, because it's her birthday today AND because she always remains optimistic despite her health issues, for her sweetness and happiness! Maia, happy birthday to you girl!! Big hugs from me to you!! By the way, why not check out My Crafty Heart today (or the day after ;-) Teresa has some scrummy new items in store (new dies, wow!) and while you're there, why not check out the sales dept. as well? Lots of fabulous items at extremely competitive prices! Why not buy some for yourself or a friend?